What would Ty Lue have to see at this point to give Rodney Hood some run in this series? I know he’s a headcase, but you cannot win 4 games against the Warriors sitting a guy who is more talented than guys you are playing for 30 minutes. You traded for the guy because you thought he could help you in this series. So…

There’s no question that bi-racial couples deal with a lot of things same race couples don’t, and I really do feel for them. There’s also no question that black men deal with suspicions and fears that are based on their race.

No fucking way. Most overrated character by far. I’m not taking him over Coach, Nick, or Schmidt.

They really do

Aly and Winston ahead of Nick and Coach? That’s out of this world dumb.

I’m just shocked at how mediocre (to put it mildly) the overall level of offensive execution in this series has been. The lack of ball movement, organization, and the horrific shot selection from both sides is pretty shocking. In the last two games both teams have combined for at least 25 of the 100 worst possessions…

It’s amazing to me how two really good teams capable of extremely high level offensive play are both playing long stretches of truly putrid basketball. There were 20 possessions in yesterday’s game that are among the worst 100 possessions in the history of the WCF. Curry and Durant need to turn down the 4th quarter…

I call bullshit on the whole “I’m so angry that I’ve been misinterpreted” act that Bauer is trying to put on. Sorry, but you didn’t think for one second that writing something that looks like “911" might lead to controversy? You’re surprised many people made the very short leap to the most obvious meaning of those…

I think there’s a better case to be made that the Patriots have won despite wasting high picks on running backs. Belichick the Coach is so far above the rim that even when Belichick the GM screws up (every WR they’ve drafted high, Amendola’s contract, and - coming to a theater near you - the Garoppolo trade) the…

Ah yes, the day Middle East experts in the Deadspin commentariat have long waited for. Can’t wait for the well reasoned takes on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

You did add the caveat that you were spitballing, but still... In summary, you bet he did it because you went to a party on acid - maybe that year, maybe a different year -where frat guys (although you have no recollection of Patricia himself) were smoking weed and being drunk and disorderly (shocking!), and if she…

If you do more research on Rosenbloom you’ll find that this is basically par for the course for him. The typical recipe for one of his columns is 4 parts bitter negativity, 3 parts laziness, 2 parts spectacularly unclever sarcasm, and 1 part repetitive self-referential jokes that were never funny but are somehow…

Switch the coaches in this series and Milwaukee wins. Middleton, Giannis, and Bledsoe would look like a Big 3 in Stevens’ hands, but Milwaukee’s sets didn’t get anybody open. Eric Bledsoe going 1 on 5 was their best offense last night, and that’s not sustainable. Giannis didn’t get nearly enough touches in the flow of…

+1 Extremely well said

Thank you. I think Simmons is for real, but how about Embiid plays anything close to a full season before we decide that they’re about to take over the league? I’m watching this series thinking that if you took Steph, Klay, and Durant off the floor, I’d still pick Golden State in 6 over both these teams. Future is…

Hamilton, how can you write this without mentioning the zoning restrictions in “progressive” cities like NYC and SF? Those are the markets where housing supply is restricted by zoning regulations and red tape, and those are the markets where costs have risen the most dramatically. There are plenty of developers who…

+1 I need to know the song

I love the preemptive racism claims. Apparently imaginary racist basketball fans will like this kid but hate Russell Westbrook. How does the scene play out in your head? I don’t know anything about this kid (and neither does 99.99% of the rest of the country) but if he’s good he’ll probably have fans, and if he’s…

Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers - Brown Sugar, Sway, Wild Horses, Can’t You Hear Me Knocking

Remember when we all thought that more instant replay was always an improvement? I think we’ve hit the threshold, particularly in hockey and basketball, where that just isn’t the case. I don’t want goals constantly disallowed for being one micrometer offside or see every goal in traffic turn into the Zapruder film. I…